AP - World stock markets retreated Monday following Wall Street's sell-off on Friday and amid ongoing concerns about Greece's debt crisis ahead of a key meeting of EU leaders later this week.

AP - A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.

AP - An executive of mining giant Rio Tinto has "acknowledged the truth" to some bribery charges he faces in a Shanghai court, an Australian diplomat said Monday, in a case that has strained relations between the two countries.

AP - British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew were no closer to resolving a dispute over pay and conditions on Monday as a strike at the carrier entered its third — and busiest — day.

AFP - FTSE 100 shares were upbeat at the end of trade on Friday boosted by state-rescued bank Lloyds' forecast of a return to profit in 2010 after two years of losses.

AP - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made a fresh pitch Saturday to retain oversight of small banks, contending that what the Fed learns from that role helps it assess the overall health of the entire U.S. financial system.